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Hey guys, I just wanted everyone thoughts on this. The local driving range has a deal where you can be a member basically and pay 300$ for 1 year of unlimited balls. I would think this is a good deal because he carries large-8$,Mid-6$, & Small-4$. This is a pretty big range and unlike a lot of driving ranges people can hit off the grass until he has to regrow it, then it's the mats. Which I think most driving ranges is just mats.
Does any of your driving ranges do this and if so what's the prices?
Thanks!

Very good deal for less than $6 a week. The course near my house used to sell yearly range passes for $199 until new management took over.
The new management called it "the home of the 10 cent bucket", and now charges $8 for large, $5 for small.

I stopped practicing there and went 1/2 mile away and am paying $2 per token (20 balls).

I wish more ranges offered yearly deals like that. Driving range prices have gotten out of hand at a lot of places. For $300 for unlimited balls I'd be all over that. The closest thing I have around here is a bulk purchase where you can buy 20 large buckets for the cost of 15. So that's essentially 20 practice sessions for $150 ($10/bucket + the 5 freebies). Averaging 2-3 days a week of hitting balls and I'm going through that in about 8 or 9 weeks.

Oh and everybody this is a private driving range not a course! I work at the best CC in town and our range is really small. Also we have no ball washer and the balls get really bad, quick. I have hit there 3 times with my new nike vr pros and I can already see marks. This is why I want to go to a real range to hit good balls in a open area at targets.

Oh and everybody this is a private driving range not a course! I work at the best CC in town and our range is really small. Also we have no ball washer and the balls get really bad, quick. I have hit there 3 times with my new nike vr pros and I can already see marks. This is why I want to go to a real range to hit good balls in a open area at targets.

Sorry, I just found that funny. Must not be too many country clubs in town haha

The course closest to me has a range that's free and a huge practice area. 5 greens for the short game area (you can hit 120 yard shots into the greens from end to end), 2 putting greens, and all grass tee boxes on the range. The local range (not on a course) is $7 small, $9 Medium, $12 large, and I believe they have a yearly membership for $450.

wish I could find one like this! I am planning on 600-800 in range costs this season unless I join a club. I would definitely go more if I had a pass..so go for it unless you hit less than a bucket a week. I would guess you'd use this (amount) just on warm up for actual rounds.

Oh and everybody this is a private driving range not a course! I work at the best CC in town and our range is really small. Also we have no ball washer and the balls get really bad, quick. I have hit there 3 times with my new nike vr pros and I can already see marks. This is why I want to go to a real range to hit good balls in a open area at targets.

Sorry, I just found that funny. Must not be too many country clubs in town haha

Yeah deff. not only 2 real country clubs in the county I live in. The country club I work at has a very nice maintained course, just does have a big range.. at all.

I have my own Range! Nice net, great mat and good supply of balls i like with a small launch monitor.

Is that net 250yds from where you tee it up
It's great to have a home set-up, but hitting off grass and seeing the ball flight is where it's at.

OP: That sounds a cracking deal! I've paid a couple hundred bucks for an annual 'club card' which gets discounted green fees and 1/2 price range balls. I'd much rather just have your option. Jump at it.

One size option for me... $10 for 70 balls here (year round, have a dozen heated bays.) They also sell memberships that get you 30 buckets a month and an exclusive members area ( 2 traps, chipping and putting) for $1,000. Seems pretty steep to me, but that's like all thing New England golf I guess.

Oh and everybody this is a private driving range not a course! I work at the best CC in town and our range is really small. Also we have no ball washer and the balls get really bad, quick. I have hit there 3 times with my new nike vr pros and I can already see marks. This is why I want to go to a real range to hit good balls in a open area at targets.

Sorry, I just found that funny. Must not be too many country clubs in town haha

The course is greeat, and hosts one of the best junior tournaments in state annually. The range is a 5 wide, 210 long, POS... Imagine a 150 player field trying to hit on a 5 player wide range before their round....

A local course has a range with a similar deal. For $350, it's unlimited range balls...plus they have a 3 hole practice course and short game area. Normal price is $4 for a small and $8 for a large bucket.

The kicker for me is the weather...I lose about 3 months to winter weather.

So it's about $39 a month (9 months) during the seasons where I can use the range...if I go 5 times month (during those 9 months), the range pass is a value. Considering I was going to range 3-5 times a week last year...I got more than my money's worth.

I am searching around me (Western Illinois). Right now cost is not bad, as I can hit indoors for 100 balls for $5. It's about 30 yards of area to nets so you don't get the true flight but for what I am working on it's ok. I can twice a week for$10, it's not too bad for Jan-Feb but I also am not hitting any irons because of not judging the distance or direction, which is what I try to dial in with range work.
Outdoors I am 10-15 minutes from 2 course ranges. One is a great practice facility. good range with 100 balls for $7 but I can use the short game area with my own shag bag and hit for hours. So I can get a lot of work in for the 7 bucks. But it's still running me $100 a month during peak time. AND that's not counting any range warmups for actual rounds.
If I had an option, I am sure I would hit more buckets if there was a membership/season pass.